No

Your first time was not gentle-

you were 15 years old

and he had you pushed up against the backseat of his car

each time his body collided into yours

made you wish that you could disappear into the upholstery.

You felt like a fish trying to wriggle off a hook

as you tried to get away from him

and you cried “no, I do not want this!”

But he did not listen.

Now the word ‘no’ has been screamed out of your mouth so many times

that there’s hardly any room left for another word in your vocabulary;

“no”- you don’t want to be looked at like a piece of meat every time you walk down the street

“no-“ you don’t want that man you’ve known all of two minutes to buy you a drink

“no”- you don’t want to go back to his place.

All that you want is to be treated with respect,

to be in a relationship with someone who doesn’t expect sex within the first week

but puberty turned you into a beautiful goddess

with a body like Angelina Jolie’s and 36D cup size breasts

and you quickly learnt that this is what men like.

So you stopped believing that love exists;

you stopped waiting for that fairy tale that you dreamed of when you were 6 years old

and you accepted the fact that you will only ever be wanted for your looks.

But I am begging you to find that smidgen of faith left in your heart

and hold on to it as tightly as you can

because one day you will meet someone

who will treat you like the original painting of The Mona Lisa,

like your body is a pair of butterfly wings.

He will make you feel safe and loved like all those other men never did

and when he starts to take your clothes off and asks you “is this okay?”

You will want to say “yes.”

Reviews

[TL Boehm]

Formidable ferocious write. If only we could register - to hang on - to be strong enough to say no and mean it - because at some point in our future we will truly be our own person, and the yes will be on our own terms.
Profound poem here.

[s y e]

Oh this makes me so mad that I want to punch someone. This is often the case with young girls, they are forced to do something they don't want to do.

[Simon Welsh]

Brutal. Most people suck for a reason. I wish everyone was just nice to each other. Nicely written.

[Cory Barrett]

I have a 9 month old daughter. This just fill my cup with rage.

[Lyn Anderson]

This is true of so many young girls. All too often, they rush, or are forced, only to feel like they have to again and again. A powerful write.

[Benita-Staebell M - Kin..]

This isn't a man Nor are they human to me.


It is like they crave sin and have some sick
Demon inside them.


I am thankful god is always watching over me
my husband worries when I go on Jogs but I am never
ever in a place with out lots of people Thankfully I
listen to every thing my mother has taught me but
if I get a feeling to stay in I do if I know it isn't safe to go out.


I am glad it wasn't you.



It is sad though thank you for sharing.



Blessings. kindred poet

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

That is one of the most despicable thing a man guy can do to a lady, I say guy cause he is no man… I hope it didn't happen to you, if it did I am so sorry.

Don't stop believing in love, it is out there to be found. A woman should have a guy that appreciates her mind and heart while also wanting her desires.

[Laura Harrison]

It didn't happen to me, I was just listening to a piece of slam poetry on the subject and it inspired me to write a poem of my own on the matter.

[The Rock And Roll Cowboy(REBEL WITH A CAUSE)]

Oh thank God, I can not believe how much it does happen, those animals need their butts kicked and castered.

[Laura Harrison]

I know, it's disgusting. And it's not just men too!

[The Rock And Roll Cowboy(REBEL WITH A CAUSE)]

Oh i know, and they are not men, they are animals.

[Laura Harrison]

very true :)

[wordman]

I wonder how many young girls have found them selves in this position
and I guess when every thing is in motion he doesn't hear any thing else